Carjacker shot in the stomach by would-be victim

Officials say a gun-wielding carjacker was shot in the
stomach after the man he was trying to rob managed to reach his own weapon
during a struggle for the assailant's gun.

Spokesman for the Baton Rouge Police Department Don Kelly
said Wednesday the 17-year-old suspect was shot by the victim after the victim
managed to reach into his car for his own weapon.

Kelly said the victim, a 40-year-old male, ran out of gas on
N. Acadian Thruway West Tuesday night. While refilling his car after a friend
brought him a can of gas, two young male suspects, one of whom was holding a
gun, approached the victim and demanded his money.

The victim reached for the suspect's gun and while the two
fought for control over that weapon, the victim reached for his own gun inside
the car and shot the teen in the stomach, Kelly said.

Kelly said the two suspects then ran away to a friend's
house where a neighbor called the police.

The suspect is being treated at a local hospital and will be
booked at the parish prison when he is released. The 16-year-old accomplice has
been placed in the Juvenile Detention Center and both have been charged with
attempted armed robbery.